Deadline– 1 October 2013
All interested applicants are invited to submit applications for Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program. Fellowship is offered in the fields of international relations. The objective of this program is to provide an opportunity for college graduates to gain practical knowledge and experience by contributing to the efforts of nonprofit, public-interest organizations working on peace and security issues.
Areas of Interest-
- Arms Control/Disarmament, including Nuclear Test Ban, Ballistic Missile Proliferation/Defense, Conventional Arms Transfers, Weapons Proliferation–Nuclear, Biological and Chemical
- Conflict Prevention/Resolution
- Defense Budget
- Dismantling Chemical and Nuclear Weapons in the former Soviet Union
- Environmental and Energy Security, including the Nexus of Climate Change and Energy Use, Conflict, and Resource Scarcity
- Environmental Impact/Cleanup of Nuclear Weapons Production Complex
- Export Controls
- International Security
- Regional/Ethnic Conflicts, including East Asia, South Asia, Middle East
- United Nations, including UN Peacekeeping
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Prospective Fellows are expected to demonstrate excellent academic accomplishments and a strong interest in issues of peace and security.
- Graduate study, a college major, course work, or substantial independent reading that reflects the substantive focus of the fellowship is also a plus.
- Prior experience with public-interest activism or advocacy is highly desirable.
- It is preferred, but not required, that such activities be focused on peace and security issues. Experience with public-interest activism or advocacy such as Organizing a campus forum and/or outreach campaign, meeting with decision makers, or rallies Working with or joining a campus, local, or national organization Active participation in conferences Writing and publication of opinion pieces in both traditional and new media.
- Candidates are required to have completed a baccalaureate degree by the time the fellowship commences.
- Preference is given to United States citizens, although a fellowship to a foreign national residing in the U.S. is awarded periodically.
- Non-U.S. citizens living outside the United States are not eligible to apply.
- The Scoville Fellowship is not intended for students or scholars interested in pursuing independent research in Washington, DC.
- Preference will be given to individuals who have not had substantial prior public-interest or government experience in the Washington, DC area.
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